Oct. 19, 2020 – Ascona, Switzerland By Rick Adams Hickory golf is sometimes regarded as the domain of older men and women, nostalgic for the origins of the game. Yet, more and more, younger golfers are being attracted to the unique challenges of playing hickory … and they’re adapting quite quickly. Leonardo Bono, a native of Locarno in the Italian-speaking […]
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Five inducted to Nebraska Hickory Golf Hall of Fame for 2020
Five new inductees were welcomed to the Nebraska Hickory Golf Association Hall of Fame at the 2020 U.S. Hickory Open. The presentation was made at the USHO dinner on Monday night, Oct. 5. Kevin Cawley, who presided over the awards and the dinner, emphasized that the NEGHA Hickory Golf of Fame is meant to honor hickory golfers from the U.S. […]
Taylor Jones adds second USHO title in ‘grand’ Omaha competition
Oct. 7, 2020 – Omaha, Neb. Summary by Dave Brown(Photos of the event are still being assembled and will be added here as soon as possible.) Happy Hollow Club put on a grand event with superb food, service, and, of course, a beautiful, well-maintained and challenging golf course. Monday’s weather was cool and windy. At the 9 a.m. tee times, temperatures were […]
Second annual Hickory Day features honored SoHG guests
The Columbia Golf and Country Club in Claverack, N.Y., held its second annual Hickory Day on Sept. 26. Gene Sarazen was once a member here. As usual, everyone, especially the ladies, had fun dressing in period attire. Shown in the picture below are honored guests Bill Wardwell, board member of the SoHG, and Jeff Blomstedt, both of whom were division […]
Hickory course record in Virginia
June 28 – Charlottesville, Va. SoHG member and former treasurer for the Society, Jim Clawson is familiar to many on the hickory tour. Often seen on course in his kilt and white, broad brimmed hat, Mr. Clawson is enthusiastic about his golf, and that includes moderns, too. Recently, his club, the Birdwood Golf Course in Charlottesville, Va., opened to members […]
Inaugural Kansas Sunflower Hickory Open
April 17, 2021 Falcon Lakes Golf Course Basehor, Kansas This marks the first event for the KC Area Hickory Golfers, one they intend to become an annual fixture on the calendar. Intended as a FUN early season outing, the format is a two-person match play team event. The Falcon Lakes course is a 2002 design by architect Jay Morrish and […]
2021 Spring Gathering for Illinois Honorable Company
April 23-24 Hillcrest Golf Center and Metamora Fields Washington and Metamora, both in Illinois Illinois’ Honorable Company prepares to launch its season with the annual Spring Gathering, a two-day event with featheries and good fun. Friday – Hillcrest Golf Center, Washington, Ill. 1 p.m. – Be ready to step back in time to the early 1800s with a 12-hole feathery […]
2021 Columbus Golf Show
April 29-May 1 2021 Columbus Golf Collectibles Show Embassy Suites Hotel Columbus, Ohio This annual show, hosted by Gary and Susan Wyckoff, is scheduled […]
Florida conducts first state-sanctioned hickory golf tournament
Sept. 22, 2020 BRADENTON, Fla. – In conjunction with Florida Hickory Golfers, the Florida State Golf Association conducted its first dedicated hickory golf competition at the historic Bradenton Country Club. The almost 100-year old Donald Ross design was the perfect host club allowing players to capture the feeling of how golf was played in its earliest days. The golf course was in […]
Meeting in the middle for hickory golf
Hickory golfers will find a way. From Kansas, Mike Needleman writes that three hickory men just had to get out for round of golf. It was nothing for the gents to pack up the clubs and drive two hours each way for a good day out at Spring Creek in Seneca, Kan. From left are Larry Kresbach, Lincoln, Neb.; Mike Needleman, […]